Cristhian Mosquera reveals Arsenal transfer stance as Andrea Berta grants Mikel Arteta wish

Arsenal person been fixed a large boost to their hopes of signing Cristhian Mosquera. The Valencia defender has been heavy linked with a determination to the Emirates Stadium precocious - arsenic Mikel Arteta looks to bolster his back-line.

Mosquera, who has conscionable entered the last 12 months of his declaration astatine Mestalla Stadium, featured 37 times successful La Liga, keeping 8 cleanable sheets. Playing a cardinal relation successful Carlos Corberán's side, he helped Los Ches bask a 10-game unbeaten streak, which included wins implicit Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.

Thanks to Mosquera, Valencia distanced themselves from a relegation scrap and finished successful 12th place. The Spain Under-21 international's awesome performances haven't gone unnoticed, with Arsenal said to beryllium keen to unafraid his signature.

According to Spanish outlet Las Provincias, Mosquera has decided helium wants to articulation the Gunners. The study claims that the 21-year-old has precocious rejected a caller declaration connection from Valencia, having already agreed idiosyncratic presumption with Arsenal.

So, each that remains is simply a interest to beryllium agreed betwixt those clubs involved. Las Provincias adds that Los Ches turned down an opening bid from the northbound Londoners worthy €14m (£12m); they privation astatine slightest €20m (£17.3m) for a subordinate of Mosquera's potential.

Interestingly, Las Provincias reckons that the Spaniard initially wanted to enactment with Valencia, but Arsenal swooped successful earlier his boyhood nine could array a declaration extension. The Gunners have, reportedly, offered Mosquera a acold much lucrative deal.

In an interrogation with Sky Sports backmost successful May, Arteta promised a 'very exciting' transportation window. The Spaniard: "First of all, reviewing what we person done. Finding ways to summation the level of the team.

"Finding large margins wherever we tin inactive make our crippled exemplary and our players, past putting those plans together, playing the pre-season. And past if we don't person capable from that, past it's astir what bash we request to enlistee present to marque the difference."

While Arsenal person lone announced the accomplishment of Kepa Arrizabalaga, Arteta has stayed existent to his word, with Martin Zubimendi and Christian Norgaard expected to follow, arsenic good arsenic a mates of forwards.

football.london understands that the Real Sociedad playmaker and the Brentford skipper are both poised to articulation the Gunners. The northbound Londoners are longer-term admirers of Zubimendi, who they've been keeping tabs connected since the summertime of 2023.

It's besides understood that Arsenal person been funny successful signing Norgaard for astatine slightest 2 years pursuing his awesome performances astatine the G-Tech Community Stadium.

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